Estranged

Chapter 9: Save Me - Alex P.O.V./ Axl P.O.V.

'When you were young' by The Killers was blasting through my head phones. It was at least 3AM and I couldn't sleep, so much had happened today. Axl was my big brother, my real, biological brother.

A big brother like Axl was a wish come true, a big bro to fight off ass holes who mess with me, a brother to give me piggy back rides, a brother to make memories with... I had missed one of my drug runs earlier but it was well worth it, hopefully Vince wouldn't be too mad and give me an extension.

We had lunch at a little Chinese restaurant off of Sunshine road. Together we talked about our parents.

~*flashback to a few hours earlier*~

"Alex I know why they sent you away. They did everything their power to keep us from taking you back- ", Axl said with eyes on the light brown wooden table separating us.

"What? Take me back? What do you mean?". This changed so much. "Yeah, you see, Dad was an alcoholic. He had it really bad as a kid, like really bad and let's just say he wasn't about to break the cycle," Axl cupped his hands on his forehead and brought them down to his chin, "Mom could only afford to send one of us away, to a better home, a better family, a chance at a life...." I had never seen Axl cry before, ever, and it hurt my heart to know that he was left behind. "And they chose you... she got all the paper work done and you were gone within a week. Dad didn't get better for a long time, it got worse before it got better, wayyy worse, that's for damn sure. One night he came home from work, he had gotten fired for drinking on the job and he was pissed. Later that night he came at me with a metal bat...and mom...well she just sat on the sofa behind him and drank from her favorite flask. He almost killed me that night. I still have really bad scars from that on my neck and stuff. That's kinda why I have the long hair.. But that was his wake up call. He sobered up, Mom got a job and a year later we were trying to get you back.

We went to you're adopted parents' home in Oklahoma and they just refused. They wouldn't give you back, they knew what kind of family we were when we gave you to them and they loved you too much. We fought for you for a very long time but then we found out they had sent you away and by that time Mom and Dad were getting sick, liver cancer, you know from all the drinking? They both died later that summer, Dad in May and Mom in August. But before they did, they asked me to do one thing. "Find you're sister, tell her about us, tell her we tried and we never meant to hurt her." I was full on crying now, tears streaming down my face with no plans on stopping.

"Axl, I-I-I'm so s-s-s-sorry," I choked out through my tears. I moved over to his side of the booth and wrapped my arms around him, crying into his shoulder. Although it all hurt, I was happy that my life long questions had been answered. Knocking at my door snapped me out of my flash back from earlier.

*knock knock knock*
*knock knock knock*

I had already told Izzy I wasn't doing this anymore. Taking off my head phones, I stood from my couch and pranced over to the door. As I swung my door open, not even caring to look into the door to see who it was before I turned around to head back to the den I said "Izzy what the hell, I already said I wasn't doing this st-", BANG. That's all I had time to say before I was hit over the head with what felt like the handle of a gun, sending my face flying into my glass table, shattering it.

Axl P.O.V. *flash back* -

They were fighting again. Hearing him beat my mom, who did he think he was? I just wished I could do something. After I had heard enough yelling, I crawled out of my room and ran to my little sisters nursery, softly closing the door behind me. She was laying down in her crib with a little pink teddy bear, the most beautiful smile, she looked so...happy. I picked her up with my bruised arms and held her.

"You're going to get out of here Alex. I promise. Mommy wants to send me away but I won't let her. I'll stay. I'll make her send you, you're still so little and happy. Alex, you're going to have a life away from this hell hole, somewhere far far far away from here. Me? No, but you, you can still make it. One day I'll find you again when I'm older and we'll ride my motorcycle I'm gonna get when I leave this place. I love you Alex." I ended my last words to my baby sister with a kiss on her forehead.

Alex P.O.V.-

Red. All I saw was red. Pain. Pain was all I felt. "You wish it was you're little stoner buddy, bitch. Where the fuck is my shit huh?", I had enough strength to roll over and look up at my attacker. Glass pressing into my palms as I pushed myself over... Vince.

I had forgotten to deliver his shit earlier, guess I wasn't getting an extension. I couldn't speak, my mouth was full of blood and my chest was tight with fear. I coughed as a felt another blow to my ribs *crack* , and another *crack*, and another, *crack*. I was going to die here. " Answer me whore! Where is my shit?!."

I couldn't take anymore. I slowly moved my arm and pointed to the back room. I heard his footsteps go towards that area and return. He bent down next to me, "Don't ever be late with my shit again," and with that he grabbed a handful of my hair and flung me into the mini table in the corner, causing the ceramic vase on top to tumble off and shatter on to the left side of my face.

His blonde hair sticking to his face, "Stupid slut." I heard the door close and I swore I heard his laughing as he walked away. I wasn't going to make it, and if I did I would be miserable...and all I could do was think about Slash. Our days in that Oklahoma back yard, watching the sun fall asleep and the stars come alive. Yep. That's the picture I wanted in mind when I left this world.

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AN: HOLY SHIT GUYS. THIS CHAPTER IS JUST UGH IDK. I WANTED TO CRY WHILE WRITING THIS. ahjjhhjsjdhskaka. love you guys and thanks for all the support, means so much. read comment vote ? <3 oh and does anyone know how to add a banner to the chapter on mobile version? I have some visuals I wanna add for you guys. Oh and the Vince in here is Vince Neil lol. sorry crue fans. I love motley but I just thought he fit the part.